Monthly Archives: January 2011

Collaborative consumption (via Musings of a Business Engineer)

I just wrote a book review about this, but there is a nice video here as well. I really liked these concepts to save money and make connections and live them myself. An interesting TEDtalk I’ve come across —Rachel Botsman … Continue reading →

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How To Stop Advertisers From Tracking Your Browsing Habits MacLife

How To Stop Advertisers From Tracking Your Browsing Habits MacLife. Easy to follow instructions.  I am going to follow their recommendations next.

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Humidity sensors: Apple relaxes its rules

Humidity sensors: Apple relaxes its rules.  This page might display in French.  Nice information though to know if you live in a high humidity environment.  

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Fixing an old, warped CD (via Otto Berkes’ weblog)

Clever fix. Might we worth a shot if your CD is warped as well. My wife Maggie was recently looking for pictures of our old dog Pluto for her blog, and she came across a lone CD loose in a … Continue reading →

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WEB ACCESSIBILITY AND BLIND COMPUTER USERS (via My Blog)

I am glad something like this exists. I once had a blind customer who was a realtor. He did a great job with the help of an assistant. Had a great memory for places and locations. While browsing the web … Continue reading →

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Stories from the coffeehouse: Unexpected gifts

One day I noticed a gentleman trying to help a mature woman with her computer.  He seemed frustrated that he couldn’t help her, and apologized.  Since I know something about computers I went up to her and asked if there was … Continue reading →

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